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Season 11
Season #: 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. rick900
    Dec 13, 2018
    1
    Definitely not the Doctor Who I enjoyed for so many years. I've stopped watching and probably won't be returning. I'll miss it.
  2. joshuawood212
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    Absolutely not what Dr Who should be. Very disappointed with both Whittaker and Chibnall. They couldn't have done a worse job.
  3. AbyssalSmoke
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    Utterly heartbreaking.
    Where was the Drama, the hook, the Doctor?
    Jodie did a reasonable job at the beginning but really wasn't given a chance to become the doctor as the show has been ruined by a bunch of self righteous short stories that don't come together to deliver anything, making the torture of watching the series not even worth it in the end.
  4. fpowell
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    This Dr. Who is a real killer, and I don't mean it's good. I felt like I was watching a TV show like Grays anatomy. it does not feel like Dr. Who at all. It feels like I been cheated out of my dream and this show makes me not want to be Dr. Who. I don't want to be a blond headed short woman trying to tell everyone what to do. It was the worst episode I have ever watched, she fell fromThis Dr. Who is a real killer, and I don't mean it's good. I felt like I was watching a TV show like Grays anatomy. it does not feel like Dr. Who at all. It feels like I been cheated out of my dream and this show makes me not want to be Dr. Who. I don't want to be a blond headed short woman trying to tell everyone what to do. It was the worst episode I have ever watched, she fell from space to earth, hit a train and stood up like it was nothing. then she made a screwdriver from earth junk! REALLY!! I tried to watch episode 2, 3, 4, &5. all of them suck, this was the dumbest ideal every. plus the inside of the TARDIS is the ugliest thing I've seen. I can't tell you how much I dislike this show now.… Expand
  5. hamedd
    Oct 18, 2018
    2
    So far the new season has been disappointing. I do understand that they're trying new things and not everbody has to like it but this is just boring and sometimes too goofy and definitley not creative.
    The companions are even worse, the robots in episode 2 had more charcter than them, I can't tell if they're sad, amazed or just confused. But I will say that whittaker's performance was    So far the new season has been disappointing. I do understand that they're trying new things and not everbody has to like it but this is just boring and sometimes too goofy and definitley not creative.
    The companions are even worse, the robots in episode 2 had more charcter than them, I can't tell if they're sad, amazed or just confused. But I will say that whittaker's performance was better than I expected and with some minor changes she could be a uniquely fun doctor.    … Expand
  6. Zeydlitz
    Oct 24, 2018
    2
    After 3rd episode I made a decision -- it's worst Doctor ever. Political agenda is not very believable and actors doesn't seems to be believable.
  7. Thevaliyard
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    This is NOT Doctor Who, this is a pathetic attempt by individuals who has NEVER seen the show to both write and act in a way that they think it should be! I do not mind a female Doctor, (even though doc 2, Patrick Troughton said that a timelord was unable to regenerate into the opposite sex) what I do mind is someone who's hype is greater than their actual act ability, trying to establishThis is NOT Doctor Who, this is a pathetic attempt by individuals who has NEVER seen the show to both write and act in a way that they think it should be! I do not mind a female Doctor, (even though doc 2, Patrick Troughton said that a timelord was unable to regenerate into the opposite sex) what I do mind is someone who's hype is greater than their actual act ability, trying to establish who they are, and still hasn't managed it after 10 episodes, what's up, does she need to ask Yaz if it's okay! BBC, don't believe the reviews your spinners have wrote, listen to the fans and viewers (not the sjw's and snowflakes) Whitaker has as much screen presence as a unused TARDIS console button and the sooner you replace auld Chinballs the better, because every time he writes he cannot help but produce "fertilisers" for the wife's rose bushes!… Expand
  8. mtkk
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    I am a huge fan of doctor who, it is just so whimsical, creative, fun, witty, without taking itself seriously. But somehow the show has always managed to tie everything together in an intelligent and engaging way. Unfortunately, I did not feel that sense of intelligent fun adventure here in season 11. To me, the doctor is fun and magical because he seems to genuinely connect with the livesI am a huge fan of doctor who, it is just so whimsical, creative, fun, witty, without taking itself seriously. But somehow the show has always managed to tie everything together in an intelligent and engaging way. Unfortunately, I did not feel that sense of intelligent fun adventure here in season 11. To me, the doctor is fun and magical because he seems to genuinely connect with the lives of every individual that he meets. The new season 11 is just... lacking a sense of this depth.

    I was hoping the female Doctor Who would bring the same level of fun and excitement. But as of right now, she is not even as strong as past companions as a character. Very disappointed, waited so eagerly for more new doctor who episodes.    … Expand
  9. Varhe20
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    I've been a fan of the new series from season 1 and I was willing to give this season a chance even though it had a rough start, but It saddens me to see where the show has gone.

    Doctor who series has never been perfect, but I've always enjoyed each and every episode. The 11:th season has made the ultimate crime in entertainment, it has become boring. The storylines are predictable and    I've been a fan of the new series from season 1 and I was willing to give this season a chance even though it had a rough start, but It saddens me to see where the show has gone.

    Doctor who series has never been perfect, but I've always enjoyed each and every episode. The 11:th season has made the ultimate crime in entertainment, it has become boring. The storylines are predictable and childish, the companions, for the most part, feel pointless and the Doctor herself is uninteresting. The show also has a pandering tone throughout each episode, where you are constantly reminded how racism is bad and white men are evil. And of course racism is bad and everyone should be treated with respect, but I don't need a sci-fi show to tell me these obvious things. The show used to have a certain charm, but that charm has been murdered and we're left with an empty husk of a once great show.

    Doctor Who has had it's fair share of bad episodes in the past, but the characters usually got me through those, but in this season the only character I kind of liked was Grace and then they go and kill her off in the first episode, so thanks I guess. Overall the show is boring and not worth a watch, even if you are a die-hard fan of Doctor Who and/or sci-fi.    … Expand
  10. Crookshanks
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Disappointment . This word for 100% describe all my thoughts about this season.
    rest in peace doctor.
  11. Mr_Daniels
    Oct 22, 2018
    2
    Before anyone starts calling me a sexist, I do not think making The Doctor a woman was a bad thing, I do think it was executed poorly, however. This new Doctor, played by Jodie Whitaker, is not the best iteration she could have been. I know we have only concluded episode 3 of season 11, but Jodie does not give off the strong independent lead role that the writers were promising.
    The    Before anyone starts calling me a sexist, I do not think making The Doctor a woman was a bad thing, I do think it was executed poorly, however. This new Doctor, played by Jodie Whitaker, is not the best iteration she could have been. I know we have only concluded episode 3 of season 11, but Jodie does not give off the strong independent lead role that the writers were promising.
    The Doctor is smart, cunning, kind, almost overconfident, an entertainer, and at times, almost omniscient in his ability to solve problems. and when all else fails, he drops his name and the problem flees. The 13th Doctor has the smarts, the kindness, is somewhat cunning, but lacks the rest in spades. She doubts herself constantly, stopping to give a pep talk instead of charging ahead while giving the companions a sense of wonder and trust that everything is going to be okay without being told. It sounded more like she was convincing herself than them. As far as entertaining, her personality is lacking so much, it seems more like they took a random person from a crowd and said, "Want to be The Doctor?" The Doctor has always had a force of personality that makes everyone in the room listen to him or at least pay attention to what wild story he is making up to stall for time, but 13 is the most static Doctor so far.
    Look back at all the previous female leads, Rose, Martha, Donna, Clair, freaking River Song! And then compare them to this Doctor now. If they are the bar, then Jodie has yet to even come close to touching it.
    We have not seen any good enemies that can push 13 to her limits yet, but I doubt that even then, with this team, that it would turn out great. I am still going to watch and hope that I am wrong, but the signs are not promising.    … Expand
  12. Darthnater
    Oct 29, 2018
    0
    When I heard the Doctor would be female my worry was the new season would be a PC nightmare. But as the Doctor being a woman was well within canon I shelved those concerns and looked forward to my favorite show coming back.

    Then I am watching episode 1 and they cut to the producer saying the focus of the new season is being inclusive. Well it shows, because little went into the script.    When I heard the Doctor would be female my worry was the new season would be a PC nightmare. But as the Doctor being a woman was well within canon I shelved those concerns and looked forward to my favorite show coming back.

    Then I am watching episode 1 and they cut to the producer saying the focus of the new season is being inclusive. Well it shows, because little went into the script. So far the season has had decent acting, horrible scripts, political bias, and on top of it all they ruined the iconic theme song.

    The acting is decent, but Jodie seems to just be an imitation of previous Doctors and it doesn't feel as though she has made the character her own. The show is barely worth watching for a long time fan, after season 4 I would delete it from my DVR if I was not such a big fan.    … Expand
  13. DaroSyko
    Nov 4, 2018
    0
    Over the years I have enjoyed watching doctor who, from the early days black and white epsisod's and there now dated production technologies through some strange new doctors leading to the present series with a lady doctor.

    The idea I am happy with and a refreshing change. The social comment on society's issues by the b BBC educating the younger generation is welcome, the BBC    Over the years I have enjoyed watching doctor who, from the early days black and white epsisod's and there now dated production technologies through some strange new doctors leading to the present series with a lady doctor.

    The idea I am happy with and a refreshing change.

    The social comment on society's issues by the b
    BBC educating the younger generation is welcome, the BBC supposed neutral stance no longer exists, but my main complaint is that the idea the core concept and sci-fi ideas that are a foundation of doctor who have been lost.

    For these reason I rate this as utter rubbish and that is a shame because the actors deserve better.

    If your a teen and new to doctor who you may well love it.

    As for the professional critics how much were you all paid to rate this?    … Expand
  14. ButtonPuncher
    Dec 3, 2018
    1
    I thought we were going to see a strong brilliant Doctor in the same vein as River Song. Nope. We get this bumbling goof in suspenders.

    Dr Who is supposed to be about time travel, different planets and species/aliens!!! There's also supposed to be one companion, maybe two. Not a group to satisfy a bunch of demographics. The new Tardis is bland. A crystal? Seriously? It's    I thought we were going to see a strong brilliant Doctor in the same vein as River Song. Nope. We get this bumbling goof in suspenders.

    Dr Who is supposed to be about time travel, different planets and species/aliens!!! There's also supposed to be one companion, maybe two. Not a group to satisfy a bunch of demographics.

    The new Tardis is bland. A crystal? Seriously? It's supposed to be an engine chugging/screeching through time and space.

    Spoiler alert... Here's my personal mini review of each episode so far...

    Ep.1 - Tooth faced Mr. Freeze alien uses super snake computer thingie to hunt down a spineless schmuck.
    Ep.2 - Companions are impervious to the vacuum of space, trek across world to find the Tardis all the while avoiding super ghost death race that reminds me of WonTon soup.
    Ep.3 - White supremacist from thousands of years in the future travels back in time to stop Rosa Parks. Yep. Because white supremacy still exists in the future in a SJW writer's mind.
    Ep. 4 - Fonald Rump dumps toxic waste creating massive super spiders. Loud rap music saves the day. Guns are evil, Trump is evil, blah, blah, blah.
    Ep. 5 - Nibbler from Futurama terrorizes hospital spaceship. A pregnant dude.
    Ep. 6 - Evil assassin aliens who aren't evil anymore come to India. Muslims are not the bad guy. Watching my fingernails grow was more entertaining than this episode.
    Ep. 7 - Angry white male tries to destroy space Amazon with explosive bubble wrap. Doctor is too stupid to realize that she is being tracked while wearing an ankle bracelet.
    Ep. 8 - Revisiting witch trials. Evil mud aliens escape from tree prison. A high tech tree prison that was destroyed with a few whacks from an axe. Because genius super aliens never could have anticipated that happening in a time when wood was one of the primary sources of fuel. (Good Lord the writing is complete crap.)
    Ep. 9 - Cabin in Norway. Blind girl. Dr is foiled by someone cutting her string. Talking frog. Longest most boring episode of Dr. Who...ever?
    Ep. 10 - Probably something about global warming, guns, or evil corporations. Old white guy companion dies.

    If I had to describe the new show's title sequence, I'd say swimming through disco vomit. Or diarrhea. What a fitting open for this season!

    Chris Chibnall should be fired. Get the SJW out of Sci-Fi. This season is terrible.    … Expand
  15. Lord-Rassilon
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    If you had told me that one day the show I loved and have supported for the last 30 plus years was going to go full on PC "woke" and female, I would have thought this was some kind of joke. It seems to me that the entirety of the season is to be a Public Service Announcement on the bigotry and historical racism of White men, and their misogyny. This series is nothing more then aIf you had told me that one day the show I loved and have supported for the last 30 plus years was going to go full on PC "woke" and female, I would have thought this was some kind of joke. It seems to me that the entirety of the season is to be a Public Service Announcement on the bigotry and historical racism of White men, and their misogyny. This series is nothing more then a propaganda laden tryst into stupidity. I have watched episode 1-6 so far, and am now deciding to leave it be. The series is nothing but BORING, the Characters are stale and wooden. The Doctor is incoherent, annoyingly always outstretched arm with sonic, and babbles about nonsense all to give generally understood exposition on events as if the audience is stupid. The writing is bland, boring, and politically leftist in it's slant, not even subdued, but blatantly obvious. I don't like getting hit over the head with over the top PC BS, but it seems no one can escape it. The Pregnant man? No Christmas Special? The TARDIS interior is snowflakes and crystals? WTF?? This isn't Doctor Who, it's the magic School Bus and CLASS on steroids, and writing and acting it's way to obscure oblivion, this era of Doctor Who will go down as the worst since the hiatus of 1989.. Sad to see a once great show, die the slow death of Social Justice politically correct idiocy and propaganda.… Expand
  16. Mhyth
    Nov 3, 2018
    3
    I really wanted to go into this season open-minded and in-kind with the theme of Clara's sublot to 'see' The Doctor in the new person. Despite Jodi Whitaker's talent and ability exhibited in other programs, the painfully flat episodes and forced both bland and activist writing and dialog shoved into every episode is simply making that painfully hard.

    I've been watching Doctor Who since    I really wanted to go into this season open-minded and in-kind with the theme of Clara's sublot to 'see' The Doctor in the new person. Despite Jodi Whitaker's talent and ability exhibited in other programs, the painfully flat episodes and forced both bland and activist writing and dialog shoved into every episode is simply making that painfully hard.

    I've been watching Doctor Who since the 1960s and I'm seriously considering giving future episodes a pass until there's another change in show runners.    … Expand
  17. tv_critic
    Oct 10, 2018
    0
    I watched this episode believing the hype that this would be the best episode ever, but it was the worst episode I have ever watched of any doctor who series. The script was boring, there were no opening credits, and the acting was wooden. It was a bore-fest! 55 years of Doctor Who and now this pile of rubbish, hopefully they will sack everyone and get some got writers and a good actor toI watched this episode believing the hype that this would be the best episode ever, but it was the worst episode I have ever watched of any doctor who series. The script was boring, there were no opening credits, and the acting was wooden. It was a bore-fest! 55 years of Doctor Who and now this pile of rubbish, hopefully they will sack everyone and get some got writers and a good actor to play the doctor.… Expand
  18. nilsy
    Oct 21, 2018
    3
    This is not the direction i wanted the Who show to go.
    And to make it worse its badly written, the writing of such a long running show naturally have ups and downs but season 11 is a huge drop.
  19. Fradel61
    Dec 17, 2018
    2
    This is by far the worst season I can remember going back to the mid-late 1980's. Chris Chibnall seems to think he is the moral compass for society. Every week is a morality play that forces a message down your throat. And enough of the #metoo messaging. In every episode the female is the protagonist. Good God, even the opening credits look like a voyage through a vagina!! The BBCThis is by far the worst season I can remember going back to the mid-late 1980's. Chris Chibnall seems to think he is the moral compass for society. Every week is a morality play that forces a message down your throat. And enough of the #metoo messaging. In every episode the female is the protagonist. Good God, even the opening credits look like a voyage through a vagina!! The BBC had very good success with Orphan Black and Killing Eve, but they pushed there luck here. A female Doctor is fine. It doesn't make a difference as long as the writing stays crisp and doesn't preach. Jodie Whitaker's take on the Doctor is severely lacking. They killed off the best companion in the first episode. There is absolutely no sense continuity. And what about the TARDIS!!! It has been THE co-star since 1963. Its not even an also ran!! Chris Chibnall must go. He's just terrible.… Expand
  20. mightygecko
    Nov 12, 2018
    0
    Season 11 is NOT Doctor Who, this is some SJW drivel trying to pretend it's Sci-Fi. Literally the plot lines are worse then History Channel reenactments. I have watched all 6 episodes this season and each one (barring possibly episode 3) has NOTHING in common with the entire 30 year legacy of Dr Who. There's no characters from previous seasons, no Dalecs, no Cybermen, no 'Master/Missy' orSeason 11 is NOT Doctor Who, this is some SJW drivel trying to pretend it's Sci-Fi. Literally the plot lines are worse then History Channel reenactments. I have watched all 6 episodes this season and each one (barring possibly episode 3) has NOTHING in common with the entire 30 year legacy of Dr Who. There's no characters from previous seasons, no Dalecs, no Cybermen, no 'Master/Missy' or any of the other characters, no memorable villains, no overarching plot line through the season with a greater meaning, there's F'ing NOTHING redeeming about this whatsoever (except maybe the new Dr if she got a actual script). I continue to watch out of the hope that they can salvage something on this season, but if you haven't started watching this is incredibly insulting to the fans of the series and showcases the BBC's contempt for their viewers.… Expand
  21. PragnorVorn
    Oct 21, 2018
    1
    Visually the show is on par with previous seasons but the stories are extremely weak and poorly directed. I just finished the 3rd episode and the Doctor is becoming less like the Doctor with each episode and more like a kindergarten teacher who would rather collaborate with her companions instead of taking charge and doing something interesting and clever. To make things worse episodes 2Visually the show is on par with previous seasons but the stories are extremely weak and poorly directed. I just finished the 3rd episode and the Doctor is becoming less like the Doctor with each episode and more like a kindergarten teacher who would rather collaborate with her companions instead of taking charge and doing something interesting and clever. To make things worse episodes 2 and 3 have no payoff in the final scenes, the bad guys just vanish without a knockout punch I've come to expect from decades of watching the Doctor fighting the good fight. And that's the crux of this new series, there is no fight in this Doctor!… Expand
  22. hipockets333
    Oct 15, 2018
    3
    Very simple -- nice look and feel, very weak story content, weak companions, and too much yak. I have watched both episodes multiple times and like them less every time unlike all of the other reboot episodes. This is not good.
  23. brewace
    Oct 29, 2018
    0
    I've been a fan of Doctor Who since the 70's. I will miss it. I had never turned an episode off before, but I could not reach for the remote fast enough on the last two. The stories are so poorly written and the heavy handed PC/anti white male agenda has made the show just offensive and unwatchable. It's a slap in the face to it's fans. BBC, please let the show have a dignified deathI've been a fan of Doctor Who since the 70's. I will miss it. I had never turned an episode off before, but I could not reach for the remote fast enough on the last two. The stories are so poorly written and the heavy handed PC/anti white male agenda has made the show just offensive and unwatchable. It's a slap in the face to it's fans. BBC, please let the show have a dignified death like that spider. It's about time....... for it end.… Expand
  24. Angry2018
    Nov 13, 2018
    0
    Chris Chibnall has completely destroyed Doctor Who!!
    I personally think that making him the show runner was a very big mistake on the BBC’s behalf, in my opinion he is a B Grade writer to say the least, and he doesn’t seem to have the ability to write a good story.

    If it was my choice I’d sack Chris Chibnall, Cancel the season and go back to the drawing board.
  25. MysterDee
    Oct 29, 2018
    0
    I have read a lot of reviews about the new Doctor Who and I find that most miss out what is really missing in the new season.

    The relationship the Doctor has with his/her companions. That's the real core of the show. Forget about gender politics and even the awful stories they have given us so far. The real problem with it is that the new Doctor has no real connection and no    I have read a lot of reviews about the new Doctor Who and I find that most miss out what is really missing in the new season.

    The relationship the Doctor has with his/her companions.

    That's the real core of the show. Forget about gender politics and even the awful stories they have given us so far.

    The real problem with it is that the new Doctor has no real connection and no chemistry with her new companions yet. The Doctor and companions has always been the real core of the show. Whether it was a romantic relationship (Rose, River), a friends relationship (Billie), a funny sidekick (Jack, Nardole), or whatever, that relationship was the core of the show. And that is not just New Who, that is Old Who as well. The chemistry and connection has always been a staple of the show.

    And if the chemistry was there between the characters, the awful stories would not be such an issue (they would be an issue but a lesser issue).

    As regards this chemisty or lack thereof, usually in a first episode we got to see that relationship start and start to develop properly.

    There is a reason the Doctor always invites them to share the universe with him/her. He/She likes them.

    In this current season, of which we are 3 episodes in already, there has been no time for the new Doctor to bond at all with the new companions. Everything has been plot driven (although somehow still boring) and there has been no connection or chemistry between them.

    There has been some (derivative cliched) connection between the companions, but the Doctor seems to have taken a backseat. It is called Doctor Who after all and we tune in for the Doctor and the Doctor's unique personality.

    This problem of a lack of chemistry is the real problem with the show.

    And Jodie is fine as the Doctor, or at least she would be (and could be great, who knows) if she had better material to work with, better dialog and had a better rapport with her co-stars.

    Edit: Now, after seeing episode 4, I really don't know what to say anymore! What used to be a cleverly written, wonderfully complex plotted series has become a breeding ground for every political and virtue signalling cliche available. We do not need a Trump-alike in a Doctor Who. Who works best when it is metaphorical and allegorical, not on the nose, slap in the face obvious like this.

    It is now beyond ridiculous!    … Expand
  26. MarcusTullius5
    Nov 3, 2018
    0
    The series is simply made from sjw. Here you will constantly poke in the face of various races homosexuality and other tolerant ideas.
    But the plot was forgotten. There is no story here. Only propaganda.
  27. ricksmits777
    Oct 22, 2018
    2
    Based on three episodes so far, ... Jodie Whittaker is great. I'd love to see her working for the old writing team. So far, ... the show has been rather disappointing. Continuing to watch in hope of an improvement.
  28. MarcStone
    Oct 30, 2018
    0
    Well its official...the social justice warriors have now taken over Doctor Who. Did it to the new Star Trek. Did it to Star Wars. Predict lowest viewer numbers ever. Oh and the Brits coming across the pond and rubbing Rosa Parks in our faces? Pfft.
  29. Roeper
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    Poor writing and character development on the doctors companions. The show has a different look and feel this season. Its not Dr. Who.
  30. StarSuperion
    Oct 17, 2018
    1
    Its not Dr. Who. SJW garbage, Bland and boring. Not Doctor Who by any stretch. Except the TARDIS, which is god awful. Looks like Superman's fortress of solitude got sick and puked all over the console room. Horrible treating of male companions, like they are idiots. Very PC. Stories are formulaic, boring, plot holed and disjointed. Worst series reboot. Whitaker's acting was over the top,Its not Dr. Who. SJW garbage, Bland and boring. Not Doctor Who by any stretch. Except the TARDIS, which is god awful. Looks like Superman's fortress of solitude got sick and puked all over the console room. Horrible treating of male companions, like they are idiots. Very PC. Stories are formulaic, boring, plot holed and disjointed. Worst series reboot. Whitaker's acting was over the top, and the accent annoyingly difficult to pick up at times. Not a great start to the series. 2nd episode already dropped by 10K viewers in the UK. Not promising, and hopefully there is going to be only 1 season of this identity politics show. Some of the higher reviews are people just joining for political reasons. NPCs everywhere.… Expand
  31. KiwiJames
    Oct 10, 2018
    1
    I loved Dr Who as I kid but I have found the reincarnated modern version to be very disappointing. Sadly, this episode was no different. I love Jodie Whitaker as an actor and I have no problem with a female Dr Who, but this was just boring. I honestly couldn't give a stuff about any of the secondary characters - they were so dull, and the story had so little substance it felt like it wasI loved Dr Who as I kid but I have found the reincarnated modern version to be very disappointing. Sadly, this episode was no different. I love Jodie Whitaker as an actor and I have no problem with a female Dr Who, but this was just boring. I honestly couldn't give a stuff about any of the secondary characters - they were so dull, and the story had so little substance it felt like it was written during a lunch break.… Expand
  32. dml4lyfe
    Oct 14, 2018
    0
    I was eagerly awaiting this episode as with every season premiere of Doctor who. Unfortunately the new Doctor is so ridiculous it's like watching a children's show. It's even difficult for me to describe the feeling I had when watching this episode. It was almost like I was watching a youtube fan fiction of Doctor Who. All the characters seem flat, the acting is REALLY superficial, andI was eagerly awaiting this episode as with every season premiere of Doctor who. Unfortunately the new Doctor is so ridiculous it's like watching a children's show. It's even difficult for me to describe the feeling I had when watching this episode. It was almost like I was watching a youtube fan fiction of Doctor Who. All the characters seem flat, the acting is REALLY superficial, and it's as if I'm being beaten about the head and shoulders with some kind of B movie scifi/horror rather than a clever Doctor Who episode.
    The saving grace of Doctor Who has always been that even if you didn't enjoy a particular episode or one of the companions, you could enjoy the Doctor, the TARDIS, something. There was NOTHING in this episode to enjoy.
    Ultimately I quit watching it about halfway through the episode because it was so horrible and just returned later so I could watch episode 2 in hopes of it being better. If episode 2 isn't the best episode I've ever seen I don't see myself watching the show again until the Doctor switches up.    … Expand
  33. mitokio
    Oct 23, 2018
    0
    Edit#2: I had to stop watching Episode 3. I thought I would be put off with the whole lesson about racism being shoved down my throat. But that didn't bother me. What bothered me is how dull the show has become and how utterly bad the writing is. Did these people ever watch a Doctor Who episode? Other reviewers have said it better, but truly Jodie's Doctor is just dull and not the Doctor,Edit#2: I had to stop watching Episode 3. I thought I would be put off with the whole lesson about racism being shoved down my throat. But that didn't bother me. What bothered me is how dull the show has become and how utterly bad the writing is. Did these people ever watch a Doctor Who episode? Other reviewers have said it better, but truly Jodie's Doctor is just dull and not the Doctor, and previous season companions had more "Doctorish" aspects to them. She doesn't command the screen. She's just there, reading poorly written lines. No energy at all. Sadly she is getting free passes because she's the first woman Doctor. Well in the UK there were two million fewer viewers for episode two and it looks like another million didn't tune in for episode three. So we'll see where this experiment in using a bland Doctor to be our moral teacher ends up.

    Unforgivably dull. Jodie was fine and will be a totally fine Doctor, as we all knew. But they'll need to pick this up and quickly. The dialogue was stodgy, the characters dry and dull, the storyline did not have the layers we've come to expect from the Doctor. The crime procedural feel doesn't work for the Doctor. It just doesn't. Jodie has all the spark and charm of a Smith Doctor and it just seems weird with the dark surroundings. People have talked about Capaldi's talents being wasted by Moffat's convoluted plots. Let's see how Chibnall squanders the grand potential of the first female Doctor.    … Expand
  34. Sliema
    Nov 1, 2018
    0
    It must be a nightmare for the BBC that so many of the core audience is still around without regenerating.I just wish Dr Who would leave her tedious tick box companions ie Ryan with his dyspraxia and Yas with her mental health,in Sheffield for specialist treatment ,while she and Bradley scour the Universe for a decent scriptwriter.It has been characterised by bad writing,poor acting andIt must be a nightmare for the BBC that so many of the core audience is still around without regenerating.I just wish Dr Who would leave her tedious tick box companions ie Ryan with his dyspraxia and Yas with her mental health,in Sheffield for specialist treatment ,while she and Bradley scour the Universe for a decent scriptwriter.It has been characterised by bad writing,poor acting and historical inaccuracies.Jodie is a superb actress but she is NOT Dr Who.She is irritatingly childlike.Feminists wanted a female Dr Who while forgetting strong characters like Jenna Coleman,Karen Gillan,Billie Piper and Alex Kingston.The Doctor defeated Daleks,Cybermen and Weeping Angels yet succumbed to the PC Brigade at the BBC.… Expand
  35. RoboDad
    Oct 30, 2018
    3
    I have no problem with Jodie Whittaker's acting, or her desire to treat the role of the Doctor with respect and admiration. She is fine.

    The writing, on the other hand, has been so bad that I don't know a fitting adjective for it. Even words such as "abysmal" are too kind. It alternates between boring and ridiculously over-the-top PC nonsense. There is no sense of wonder, adventure, or    I have no problem with Jodie Whittaker's acting, or her desire to treat the role of the Doctor with respect and admiration. She is fine.

    The writing, on the other hand, has been so bad that I don't know a fitting adjective for it. Even words such as "abysmal" are too kind. It alternates between boring and ridiculously over-the-top PC nonsense. There is no sense of wonder, adventure, or fun.

    After all these years, I can't believe I am considering dropping the show.    … Expand
  36. ScienceAdvisor
    Oct 28, 2018
    2
    After four episodes I am done. The writing and directing are juvenile, repetitive, and formulaic. There is no creativity, and while the writers keep on having the doctor repeat "I'm figuring out who I am", they are clearly expressing their own lack of understanding. The whole new-age crystal motif would almost be sexist, if it were not so crudely designed. Luckily it is just a gloomyAfter four episodes I am done. The writing and directing are juvenile, repetitive, and formulaic. There is no creativity, and while the writers keep on having the doctor repeat "I'm figuring out who I am", they are clearly expressing their own lack of understanding. The whole new-age crystal motif would almost be sexist, if it were not so crudely designed. Luckily it is just a gloomy mess. Jodi and the rest of the cast deserve better.… Expand
  37. tremault
    Oct 15, 2018
    0
    So far this has been AWFUL. I could hardly watch episode 2, I found my phone more interesting. The worst part is the music, it just gives it no positive vibe at all. it feels horrible. the writing and direction are really bad too. This is not doctor who.
  38. activenets
    Oct 9, 2018
    0
    No spoilers here - Characters and the plot are not mentioned... Well, the first episode is out of a new science fiction show on the BBC. I watched it really hoping it would be a good program. I went over every detail of this 1 hour and 1-minute show. After reviewing the entire episode and trying to be as objective as possible I found the story was weak and the actual script failed toNo spoilers here - Characters and the plot are not mentioned... Well, the first episode is out of a new science fiction show on the BBC. I watched it really hoping it would be a good program. I went over every detail of this 1 hour and 1-minute show. After reviewing the entire episode and trying to be as objective as possible I found the story was weak and the actual script failed to suspend disbelief and poorly written. To make matters worse, the lead female character has a terrible Yorkshire accent that made many words indecipherable or it was necessary to pause the program to try to figure out what was being said. (to be clear, I have understood Ozzy Osborne's Brummie at times better than this person). If she needs an accent, she should learn to enunciate! The acting on the part of the lead female was not believable at all and seemed overacted at times. This is really consistent with her other work in Broadchurch, Venus or Trust Me so not entirely unexpected. The poor script probably did not help either. The opening was slow but the pace picked up after about 41 minutes. The episode also required a lot of exposition but that was also expected. The violence was also on the higher end and would probably not be good for a younger viewer. The ending scene was not just unbelievable but plain silly. The production and writing crew are completely new and comprised of a majority of females. Now, this really should not matter in any other circumstance. But the obvious feminist overtones are clear and really are distracting from creating a quality science fiction program. Overall this episode was a big disappointment. Hopefully, one day the BBC will see they need to bring back Doctor Who and not this experiment in poor science fiction.… Expand
  39. viroodiem
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    It commits the worst sin any form of entertainment can. It is just downright boring. Cliched story, caricatures of characters, predictable in basically every way.

    Only positive I saw was some of the visuals in the first 10 minutes, but it seems highly apparent that they blew a lot of the budget out the gate. What is worse is that this doctor is just a knock off of the Tenant/Smith    It commits the worst sin any form of entertainment can. It is just downright boring. Cliched story, caricatures of characters, predictable in basically every way.

    Only positive I saw was some of the visuals in the first 10 minutes, but it seems highly apparent that they blew a lot of the budget out the gate.

    What is worse is that this doctor is just a knock off of the Tenant/Smith doctor which is the absolute last thing Doctor who needed.

    EDIT: E02

    The visuals of the intro sequence were phenomenal. However the music is off a literal beat. It is nice however to be done with Capaldi's Christmas intro with its jingle bells.

    Episode 2 shows where the show is going. Completely illogical setups and predictable outcomes. For example you can see and connect the episodes "solution" a full 25 minuets before it happens showing how predictable this incarnation is.

    Whitakers depiction is increasingly becoming more ridiculous and scatterbrained. She is practically a companion herself leaving this to be Doctorless Who.

    In the end like most of the visuals, the new Tardis is outstanding, if an odd, eclectic feel. The shame is that long term this doctor is not up to all these slick visuals with the character being written so poorly as an imitation of far better doctors.

    Edit E03

    And with that this incarnation of the doctor and almost certainly Chibnalls tenure becomes unwatchable. Much as many people predicted it becomes a breeding ground for racism, sexism and otherwise normal SJW bigotry. Bending over backwards to show the audience just how "woke" it is with its civil rights narrative. Furthermore it tries to force white guilt upon the one white companion who was already made out to be a doddering old white fool for everyone to scapegoat. It is an absolute shame that a show as venerated as Doctor Who can be dragged through the SJW muck and mire.

    I have no problem with the doctor being made a woman. It could have been done so well. Had they simply had the doctor simply be a woman it might have been alright, but with this episode it removes the last shadow of doubt that this is not merely a case where actual equality is at play, but an agenda is at work that seeks to social engineer a world of equality built through inequity, and bigotry. If it cant be contained within 3 episodes, It tells you that it will undoubtedly influence and taint all the episodes of at the very least the remainder of this season.

    Final Edit: This incarnation shows why the doctor is normally only allowed so many regenerations.    … Expand
  40. BigRob
    Oct 7, 2018
    1
    I was really trying to keep an open mind about the direction of Doctor Who. I've been watching since the 1970's and I'll be honest, I suspect some people will flame me for how I felt about this episode, but I'll start by saying that I really hoped it would be good... Sadly, "lackluster" would be overstating how predictable and formulaic this episode was. Apart from a new "Tardis Team" andI was really trying to keep an open mind about the direction of Doctor Who. I've been watching since the 1970's and I'll be honest, I suspect some people will flame me for how I felt about this episode, but I'll start by saying that I really hoped it would be good... Sadly, "lackluster" would be overstating how predictable and formulaic this episode was. Apart from a new "Tardis Team" and the setting, this first episode was almost a rehash/mashup of two beloved episodes "The Christmas Invasion" and "The Planet of the Dead" where an evil baddie randomly kills innocents, and the Doctor needs to work with a bunch of new people to figure out who she is, save the day. On top of that the episode lacked the confidence in the Doctor, so they even felt the need to rehash what the Doctor believes in, as if long time fans would somehow have forgotten, and new fans wouldn't do the homework to figure it out. I truly hope subsequent episodes can put it together, or this new experiment in Doctor Who will be an abysmal failure.… Expand
  41. arfortney
    Oct 8, 2018
    4
    Jodie Whitaker is great, everything else is terrible. This is the first dr who episode I ended up skipping through some of the many dull bits. It's boring and the plot is something you'd expect out of a late night syfy channel movie only trying to be serious.
    I ended up bored with the companions of which there are too many (good luck writers). Whitaker deserves better than this, give    Jodie Whitaker is great, everything else is terrible. This is the first dr who episode I ended up skipping through some of the many dull bits. It's boring and the plot is something you'd expect out of a late night syfy channel movie only trying to be serious.
    I ended up bored with the companions of which there are too many (good luck writers). Whitaker deserves better than this, give her something to work with.    … Expand
  42. Kursch
    Oct 7, 2018
    5
    Unfortunately, the first episode played like a police procedural where a detective and a team of misfits have to stop a deranged serial killer. Jodie Whittaker is spry and energetic, but only time will tell if she will be able to fully create her own stamp on the doctor's indelible quirkiness. The bigger problem with the episode is the overall direction - the cast tries hard but theUnfortunately, the first episode played like a police procedural where a detective and a team of misfits have to stop a deranged serial killer. Jodie Whittaker is spry and energetic, but only time will tell if she will be able to fully create her own stamp on the doctor's indelible quirkiness. The bigger problem with the episode is the overall direction - the cast tries hard but the material is a rehash of earlier episodes. Not terrible, but nothing special or magical either. Doctor Who has always been hit or miss, but if the first episode is the format for the new season, expect Whittaker's tenure to be a short one.… Expand
  43. staircase4
    Mar 2, 2019
    1
    I have loved Doctor Who for a very long time, and I tried to be very fair to this season, but I have finally accepted the fact that, for the first time ever, I didn't like it.. To be honest, I was extremely excited to see a woman as The Doctor and a little bit disappointed that they didn't explore that transformation enough. We will never get back the moment when the Doctor was first aI have loved Doctor Who for a very long time, and I tried to be very fair to this season, but I have finally accepted the fact that, for the first time ever, I didn't like it.. To be honest, I was extremely excited to see a woman as The Doctor and a little bit disappointed that they didn't explore that transformation enough. We will never get back the moment when the Doctor was first a woman, and it was all wasted. The truth is, the Doctor spent a long time coping with the fact that he had become old and grey-haired in season 8. He had a whole identity crisis! And when he becomes a woman it's only a passing thought? I don't like this blindness towards gender. I wanted a bigger acknowledgement of it. What does it mean? How does the Doctor cope with this? How is his identity affected? He's been male for thousands of years! I wanted to see more development and acknowledgment of this transformation. At least mention what will become of his alias John Smith... Part of the problem was that the Doctor wasn't given enough screen time and development.
    Also, I didn't find this Doctor very inspiring. Her speeches were not as poignant as Capaldi's or Matt Smith's: her character was written more like a bubbly superhero rather than The Doctor. I wanted to see her age, her past, the extent of her emotions. She just seemed so goofy without any gravitas.
    Also, I don't feel like the Doctor is as attached to her companions as she was with Amy or Clara or Donna. It seems like they're all pals but not best friends. I know there's more companions so its harder to have a one-on-one relationship, but I don't see the friendship as much. They are not asking enough questions about each other. It seems like the companions don't really ask The Doctor that many questions about her past or anything (Idk, though I didn't rewatch any episodes and I didn't watch the finale). If the episodes had had a connecting arch, maybe there would be more attachment between characters. I didn't like how each episode stood alone. They were all so skippable and I wouldn't rewatch any like I rewatch Russell T. Davis and Moffat.
    I really disliked the Spiders episode. It was so obvious what it was about, but there was no nuance or depth to the statement. Not like Zygon Inversion with Capaldi's emotional speech. Everything seemed really idealistic without depth and therefore it wasn't inspirational.
    Finally, I really hated the Tardis design. It was not homy or fun. It looked heavy and not like the Tardis we love. In short, very few things about this new season feel like Doctor Who... :( They feel like any other time traveling show.    … Expand
  44. mpsslh
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    The only issue with the show is the change in storytelling, not much over-arcing this season and the flat story arc for the characters. There are three companions for f sake do something with them. if you're looking for a doctor to make you want to journey with them into a beautiful universe, this season ain't it
  45. Deiran
    Mar 27, 2019
    0
    Самый худший сезон доктора со слабыми сюжетом, откровенно неудачной музыкальной композицией и (не думал что я это скажу!) со слишком затянутыми сериями. Если раньше я хотел, чтобы серии шли дольше, то сейчас я жалею, что они идут по часу, т.к. все они откровенно пустые и бессмысленные, не связанные в единую сюжетную арку. Второстепенные герои и спутники живут какой-то своей жизнью и ничемСамый худший сезон доктора со слабыми сюжетом, откровенно неудачной музыкальной композицией и (не думал что я это скажу!) со слишком затянутыми сериями. Если раньше я хотел, чтобы серии шли дольше, то сейчас я жалею, что они идут по часу, т.к. все они откровенно пустые и бессмысленные, не связанные в единую сюжетную арку. Второстепенные герои и спутники живут какой-то своей жизнью и ничем особенным не выделяются. Последней пулей в тело сериала стала так называемая "толерантность", которая таковой, как вы поняли, не является, зато которую выпихнули в каждую серию. Стоит ли ещё упоминать о банальных исторических ошибках?

    Не рекомендую, сериал просто напросто угробили. 9 был шикарен, 10 восхитителен, 11 чрезвычайно харизматичен, 12 меня восхитил уже меньше, 13 доктор сам по себе не плох, хоть я и не доволен кросполлом, который в рамках вселенной не был объяснен ни чем и появился исключительно недавно (привет, феминацизм), но вот 13 доктор вкупе со всеми остальными минусами просто блекнет, этот сезон невозможно смотреть.    … Expand
  46. AlexanderLuthor
    Aug 7, 2019
    2
    Season 11 is very poorly written and possesses no meta-narrative to hold the season together. The characters are wooden and unmemorable as are the vast majority of the episodes. It is just fine for the Doctor to be female, but the way she is written and portrayed does not feel like the beloved Doctor of every other season that precedes this one. Very disappointing.
  47. Palingenia
    Jul 2, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Update: "Resolution" was so much more Doctor Who than anything else in season 11. It had some new music as well and some connection to her history. I'm really hopeful now.

    Story: This season seems to have 2 kind of episodes: Political/historical ones with the greatest force in the galaxy (The Doctor) acting as a bystander, doing nothing with some added aliens also changing nothing. The other kind is bad-bad alien shows up, does something bad to some random people, nothing happens, baddy or some bystander tells doctor who the baddy is, in the last 3 minutes doctor waves screwdriver (even with bad alien standing right next to her at worst case they tell her how bad they are, but mostly they just growl, but never try to stop her), baddy goes away, credits roll. This is my worst problem with this season. I was really-really looking forward to it. 1st episode was the second kind, but it was a new Doctor with here awesome musical theme (or rather one melody), and Jodie Whittaker isn't bad at all, I actually quite liked her at first and I still believe she could be a great doctor, but the writing is just insanely repetitive, just like the whole show. Granted, Doctor Who always had the second kind of stories, but that's not all it had.

    Music: As it turns out I really have to love 13's theme music, because that one melody is all we get this season, the rest of the 'music' is just some arpeggiated notes held for minutes, wouldn't really even call it music. It feels like writing this one melody took up all the time. Of course this probably isn't the case, but I really wish there was some music in there. Funny thing, at first I was quite happy with the title theme as it payed homage to the original.

    The Doctor: This guy/gal is like 2000 years old now, one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy, right? He/she has established iconic enemies that were well designed to begin with and very well updated in the new series to fit modern times even without changing much of their original design. He has huge history behind him with many-many stories that left their mark on his character, right? Well, you get none of these. The new Doctor feels disconnected from everything that came before her. The only thing I felt was present was her overcompensating the relative heartlessness that was felt in the early days of 12 (and following his advice, always be kind), but nothing else. She isn't even connected to her own previous episodes, and she feels like a bystander. At first I though she would be the mechanic, constantly fixing things, the 1st episode had that feeling, but even that is gone in no time. She has no definition, she feels like a mimic, trying to sound like the doctor, but even those sentences feel forced and out of place. She keeps threatening others (you will have me to answer to), but unlike ever before, it feels empty, because she herself feels empty. When she fell out of the TARDIS after her regeneration, I imagined elaborate plotlines, with cybermen or daleks fooling her TARDIS to not recognize her as the Doctor and how they would eventually find each other and fall in love again or something like this, but no, nothing, not even an explanation. The emotional charge that made me fall in love with the Doctor is nowhere to be seen.

    TARDIS: Man, I couldn't wait to see it all girly, colorful walls and everything, but nooooo, dark, stupid looking crystals, with something that looks like a phallic symbol... Such a missed opportunity and completely out of line with her character (however forced that feels).

    Companion(s): We have team TARDIS now. It doesn't help, they feel too many, the writers struggle to give them meaningful things to do, so they are quite empty. Also, one of the driving forces of the Doctor, especially in the later seasons was his relationship, his emotional connection to his companions. With this group that's also non-existent, 'Hello, I'm the Doctor, this is team TARDIS, we travel next to each other, and I'm kind so I don't want them to die, just as I don't want anyone else to die in the whole wide world ever. But I let them in my TARDIS, because that's kind of my thing, I don't travel alone, but to be honest, I don't really need them.'

    I was so looking forward to this, to prepare I watched all 10 seasons of the new run again and her falling out of the exploding TARDIS promised me so many things, but it wasn't delivered :( I've seen Chibnall complain about Doctor Who having too complicated, hard to follow plots in the 80s. Well, he certainly showed how to do plots that are easy to follow, but that's not a good thing. It's an insult to the viewers' intelligence after the wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey of the previous seasons. It's repetitive and quite frankly, boring. I will keep watching, no matter what, because it's Doctor Who and it will remain my favorite show, and "Resolution" gave me new hope.    … Expand
  48. Bradbryan
    Nov 22, 2019
    1
    Poor writing. A shame, I love this show - the thirteenth doctor (especially as the first woman doctor) deserves a better sendoff.
  49. WhovianGirl
    Jan 22, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Doctor Who, which I've been watching for 4 decades, used to be my all-time favorite show. I've loved its fast pace, its adventure, its fantasy, whimsy and comedic elements. Up until 2018 this series was, for me, must-see TV. But sad to say, Season 11 has come dangerously close to killing the beloved franchise altogether. Now we have a woefully miscast Doctor---played by Jodie Whittaker, who doesn't seem to understand what her character is really all about! The problem isn't her gender change, it's her un-Doctor-like personality and behavior. Whittaker's Doctor is no longer the fun, quirky hero who saves lives. Rather, she has been transformed into a PC schoolteacher herding her "pupils" from one learning experience to the next. What transpires are dull and preachy storylines, poorly conceived and having no purpose whatsoever beyond the in-your-face social messaging. How something once so brilliant as Doctor Who can have devolved, in just 11 episodes, into utter banality is the real tragedy here. I'm rating Season 11 a 2 out of 10, and IMO that's being generous!… Expand
  50. StarDock
    Dec 23, 2018
    1
    Putrid writing and a lack of understanding of what the strengths of Doctor Who are, leave this series being the worst since the shows revival in 2005. Mix in some really weak performances from the cast and this years offering is an uneven mess.

    One might be concerned that there might be very little compelling sci-fi themes from this inexperienced writing team - and you'd be right. This    Putrid writing and a lack of understanding of what the strengths of Doctor Who are, leave this series being the worst since the shows revival in 2005. Mix in some really weak performances from the cast and this years offering is an uneven mess.

    One might be concerned that there might be very little compelling sci-fi themes from this inexperienced writing team - and you'd be right. This is Doctor Who done in a daytime soap fashion and as you'd expect, it's not pleasant viewing.

    I watch Doctor Who for its escapism. I love its monsters, creativity, mythology and humour. All of which have been bled out of the show this year, in its pursuit of a new, broader audience. It is devoid of action, suspense, tension and stakes. Ultimately, it feels very derivative from past series.

    I've always thought Doctor Who works best as an action adventure series. However, If you want to attempt a more methodical, character lead format, the writing has to be vastly superior to this - an order of magnitude better. The characters come of as weak and one dimensional. We can't enjoy the wonder of travelling the universe because they don't have any. We never get scared, because they don't. We never feel a sense of accomplishment, because they never have a mountain to climb. Character development has taken a backseat to endless dreary exposition and anti-climax.

    How a new production team can be creatively bankrupt in their first year, is beyond me.    … Expand
  51. movie-adict
    Dec 8, 2018
    0
    just awful from start to finish, ruined by the far left wing rhetoric, Jodie Whittaker is awful and supporting cast are just as bad, the only one I like out of the entire cast is Bradly Walsh. The stories are about the worse SJW, Feminazi you can come across which has become the norm for the BBC. the ratings are as usual fake, I guarantee that nearly all DR who fans have turned this offjust awful from start to finish, ruined by the far left wing rhetoric, Jodie Whittaker is awful and supporting cast are just as bad, the only one I like out of the entire cast is Bradly Walsh. The stories are about the worse SJW, Feminazi you can come across which has become the norm for the BBC. the ratings are as usual fake, I guarantee that nearly all DR who fans have turned this off but a lot of people don't realise that the ratings are based on the hand picked left wing who have their viewing monitored. Its how the minority control what the majority see in all the media and shows and to make sure that people are brainwashed in to thinking this is how the majority think.
    Any back to this plug of brain washing tripe, they have ruined another one of the great watches, they have stuck a female doctor in all to quell the snowflakes, just doesn't have the same awe about it any more. she comes across pathetic needy nothing seems amazing anymore about how the doctor does something special to save the day that no one else could do. it now seems like the PC brigade tour the universe, all inclusive and we can all do anything and everything... BS at its finest!    … Expand
  52. Akira_
    Dec 26, 2018
    1
    This is what happens when you give a great show to a showrunner and writers who have no background in SF but instead have an ideology to spread. They take a big dump all over one of the greatest shows in TV history.

    Lacking the creativity, skill and community support to create something genuine, they must appropriate an existing show to inject their nonsense postmodern SJW ideology    This is what happens when you give a great show to a showrunner and writers who have no background in SF but instead have an ideology to spread. They take a big dump all over one of the greatest shows in TV history.

    Lacking the creativity, skill and community support to create something genuine, they must appropriate an existing show to inject their nonsense postmodern SJW ideology into.

    Combining bad storytelling, bland and boring characters, Whittakers cheap imitation of previous doctors, cringy scenes and wooden dialogue this season is hard to watch for fans of the series.    … Expand
  53. photogrammer
    Dec 26, 2018
    0
    They ruined an excellent series. Hope they're happy! :-) Despite my thoroughly enjoying the previous 10 seasons, mostly, I am evidently NOT the target audience for this new series. It's just boring and flat and dull and preachy and poorly executed. Even the background music and audio is less than wonderful, sounds like it was designed by a poorly programmed robot. I was expecting a muchThey ruined an excellent series. Hope they're happy! :-) Despite my thoroughly enjoying the previous 10 seasons, mostly, I am evidently NOT the target audience for this new series. It's just boring and flat and dull and preachy and poorly executed. Even the background music and audio is less than wonderful, sounds like it was designed by a poorly programmed robot. I was expecting a much stronger female Dr a la "Missy" not this weakly written excuse.… Expand
  54. teebow
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    under developed characters including the doctor who comes off as a cos-player in her own show she seems to forget from episode to episode if she 10 or 11 and the rest of the cast are just diversity hires but bradley walsh he is the only good thing in this rubbish. Now the writers what can i say one of them only had two writing credits when hired to write for a international tv show thatsunder developed characters including the doctor who comes off as a cos-player in her own show she seems to forget from episode to episode if she 10 or 11 and the rest of the cast are just diversity hires but bradley walsh he is the only good thing in this rubbish. Now the writers what can i say one of them only had two writing credits when hired to write for a international tv show thats like hiring a F1 driver who's only experience is playing a f1 game on his xbox and the other writers are not much better.some are saying it's not pc but having three of the writers who have political writer on there bio answers that
    i think answers that knob point    … Expand
  55. Ergo2
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    Does not rly feel like doctor who anymoore. Writing is poor and seems like they suddenly decided show is for children only. Cant rly tell if main character is just so poorly written or is the actor rly that talentless. Makes me angry i dont live in UK so i could refuse to pay BBC for television broadcasts.
  56. frankthetank420
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    I am a huge fan of doctor who, but this season really missed the mark. I am so sick of these ideologues trying to jam their politics down my throat. I watch Dr.Who to escape the bs that we deal with every day, not to have identity politics shoved down my throat. Give it a rest already.
  57. whitefire351
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    So i just watched all of Season 11 and waited the whole time for Jodie Whittaker
    to show us A good doctor. The first episode was a good start. The third made me think. The rest made me cringe. I own all of the new series on bluray but im going to skip getting this one for my collection
  58. des-troy
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    Dr who has been sacrificed on the altar of political correctness.Series 11 is a parody of dr who. Whittaker is a useless actress who flounders & gurns her way through chibnalls boring dull stories.White men it seems are now the greatest enemy in the whoniverse. A TURD of a series.
  59. Markus_Lucidiou
    Jan 27, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really hoping for something different in this season, with the much hyped new Doctor and companions. The first episode starts the series as it means to continue, that is with weak writing and weak plots. For some reason a race of galactic conquerors choose to visit Earth every seven years to send a potential Leader. Let that set it. Big evil, nasty monsters. That need permission to visit apparently. The blue blob in the woods was somehow moved by two blokes and a van, but we know the nearest road is significantly far away and is moved from A to B in a blink of an eye. If anyone needs a man and a Van, you know who to hire. But I digress. Yes the leader of the Big Bad comes to earth and steals children's teeth. The big evil is just a bad tooth fairy. The doctor is running about confused, as is normal for a regen episode, but it lacks the feel of Doctor Who, and slightly more Famous Five.

    Unfortunately the rest of the series sticks to the same formula. A confused Doctor who needs consistent help in remembering things. The series suffers from a lot of 'telling' rather than 'showing'. The second episode we are told of the dangerous planet but don't really see much of it. We are told of the flesh eating water, but once they are all on the boat it's just any other day. The odd psychic bandages and the sniper bots (who obvious attended "The Imperial Stormtrooper Academy Of Shooting" as they don't really pose any danger, regardless of the characters running about.

    It goes on and on like this, standing in a giant cavern with toxic chemicals and noxious fumes our brave souls remark briefly about the toxic fumes and agree it's all very toxic but have a look at what they are doing. Nothing. Standing there. No coughs, no red or water eyes, nothing wrong with the air going by their acting. The Doctor letting the spiders starve to death? After trying to work out what they can use to cause vibrations to attract the spiders, she is scanning all over the place. With a Sonic Screwdriver. Sonic, as in it makes a noise, as it it causes vibrations.

    By the end of this series I have no idea who this Doctor is meant to be. She has had no real villains to face, no moral dilemma, just a sad, lonely, idiot of a Time Lord who really should have done better.    … Expand
  60. TheMightyFez
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Well Jodie you silly woman this is what you get when you take to twitter saying that you don't need fans like us, and by that I mean real Doctor Who fans who have been watching for decades. Jodie and Chibnall have gone full Kathleen Kennedy blaming us for what is a very poor product. Jodies deep, seething hatred of white hetrosxual men along with Chibnall's self flagellation and whiteWell Jodie you silly woman this is what you get when you take to twitter saying that you don't need fans like us, and by that I mean real Doctor Who fans who have been watching for decades. Jodie and Chibnall have gone full Kathleen Kennedy blaming us for what is a very poor product. Jodies deep, seething hatred of white hetrosxual men along with Chibnall's self flagellation and white guilt are painfully cringe inducing in this disaster of a series. Their clear political agenda to punish white hetrosexual men for things that happened centuaries ago is complete insanity and the BBC's attempt at social engineering has backfired in spectacular fashion. After this series I found myself revisiting Trial of a Timelord and found this to be infinitely better than this Absolute Rubbish. Even the unofficial Bootlegs of Doctor who from the 1990's are better (Auton / The Stranger) Doctor who is gone as far as TV shows are concerned and I'm quite sure Big Finish will be raking in the profits now. No Jodie and Chibnall it is US the fans who don't need YOU. Goodbye, it hasn't been pleasant.… Expand
  61. ZenaBubbs
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    I don't know what this is, but it's not Dr. Who. :(
    i hope this trend of destroying franchises with ideology stops soon. Not holding my breath though.

    The sad fact is that the negative response to this series will be merely dismissed as misogyny and largely ignored.
  62. Jasonmercury
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    This is not Doctor who any more. It feels more like a bad spin off. The stories are weak, there is no real plot and there is no kind of connection with the rest of the shows history, (apart from calling the main character "the Doctor" and "the TARDIS" to travel.
    Also,. changes in the Doctors personality always reflected the doctors past experiences, therefore justifying changes in    This is not Doctor who any more. It feels more like a bad spin off. The stories are weak, there is no real plot and there is no kind of connection with the rest of the shows history, (apart from calling the main character "the Doctor" and "the TARDIS" to travel.
    Also,. changes in the Doctors personality always reflected the doctors past experiences, therefore justifying changes in personality in new incarnations. Can some one tell me how the last of the timelords, who walked away from the great time war, 2000 years old, with the knowledge of most of history, morph in to a confused, scared little girl?
    Dont get me wrong, i had no problem with the Doctor being a woman, i expected this season to be a pleasant difference, as i was used to always be pleasantly surprised by every new incarnation.
    But this, by no means, meets doctor who standards!    … Expand
  63. PewPewLazerGun
    Feb 27, 2019
    1
    Love Doctor Who but oh boy could I not watch this. I made it to the spider episode and had to force myself to watch the rest and wish I had not.
  64. Bigears
    Jan 6, 2019
    1
    very disappointing bad scripts bad acting .. very boring. they ruined it!
    This was the hardest dr who to watch I stopped mid-season could not stomach it
  65. YamiCaleb
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    The show is full of dialog and over explanation and lectures and 0 build up on any episode. Back to the writers desk...... please ;)........ the shows just meh now not worth watching. The only saving grace in the show was ryan and grahams slight character development and interactions. Why were Litterally all the villians not actually villians except for the racist white guy.
  66. archemedes
    Jan 4, 2019
    1
    Jodie Whittaker is a poor doctor and may be a good actor however does not suit the role with her juvenile faces, lack of leadership and lack of ability to run from a situation. Chibnall's writing lacks interest and it too politically correct and boring. There are too many companions who stand around doing nothing and they are a clear sign of modern day tokenism. this is blatant andJodie Whittaker is a poor doctor and may be a good actor however does not suit the role with her juvenile faces, lack of leadership and lack of ability to run from a situation. Chibnall's writing lacks interest and it too politically correct and boring. There are too many companions who stand around doing nothing and they are a clear sign of modern day tokenism. this is blatant and obvious. The new years special left a lot to be desired with boring story lines, too much focus of the companions rather than the sci-fi nature of the show, not even a dalek could save the episode. Also the choice to wipe out the legacy of previous series with events such as the close of unit is unjust and stupid when this has been a long running part of the show. The writing is ruining any chance the first female doctor has to be a good doctor and I hope for a regeneration or change of writer soon or maybe even a hiatus so the producers can re-evaluate what they actually want to write about. The show lacks ongoing themes like in previous series with River Song, Bad Wolf and the crack in the bedroom wall and none of the aliens in the series have thrilled. The doctor has also stood around too much observing events with no reckless behaviour as shown in previous doctors and every time the doctor goes to do anything she explains it first which is boring and unnecessary when other doctors have taken control of the situation and got on with it. The companions act like they are dumb and both the characters of Graham and Ryan are particularly wooden with Bradley Walsh not even being an actor in the first place. The show is watchable but lacks the nature of its former self. I do not recommend.… Expand
  67. neillee
    Jan 9, 2019
    0
    Jodie and Bradley best thing about this series need better stories was looking forward to a female doctor but but writing let her down
  68. TimothyAlex
    Jan 10, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The showrunner squandered a wonderful opportunity with a female Doctor. Rather than showing a strong, intelligent, and complex Doctor, with 2,000 years of life and experience under her belt, Chris Chibnall gave use a Doctor who was flighty and mostly inconsequential within her own stories. Worse yet, he made the Doctor so much of a pacifist that she is making morally questionable decisions, as she did in the finale by placing Tzim-Sha in solitary confinement for eternity. I have been a fan of Doctor Who for 40 years. I love classic Who and new Who. But, this season was complete garbage. It needs to be fixed.… Expand
  69. Bethsmithers
    Jan 31, 2019
    1
    Very disappointing. I was looking forward to the first female Doctor but this is not DW anymore, bad writing, bad acting, easily predictable character arcs, boring lazy monsters, odd cinematography, awkward lead actor who looks out of her depth, seeming to be spasmodically copying Tennant and Smith, badly. PC political agenda gets in the way of good storytelling. Dull, confused, dimly lit,Very disappointing. I was looking forward to the first female Doctor but this is not DW anymore, bad writing, bad acting, easily predictable character arcs, boring lazy monsters, odd cinematography, awkward lead actor who looks out of her depth, seeming to be spasmodically copying Tennant and Smith, badly. PC political agenda gets in the way of good storytelling. Dull, confused, dimly lit, unintelligible TARDIS. Everything that you loved about the show - apart from the left-wing agenda - is gone.

    I won't be watching series 12 and I wouldn't recommend this series or Doctor to a new viewer of DW.    … Expand
  70. Wraithvenge
    Apr 4, 2019
    0
    This is yet another beloved TV show that's been utterly destroyed by forcing in the leftist agenda, turning a 55+ year franchise into nothing more than a SJW propaganda dumpster fire, and the sheer desperation of the shill access media trying to keep it afloat is easily seen by the enormous disparagey between the paid for shill rating and the rating of real people who tried to bear withThis is yet another beloved TV show that's been utterly destroyed by forcing in the leftist agenda, turning a 55+ year franchise into nothing more than a SJW propaganda dumpster fire, and the sheer desperation of the shill access media trying to keep it afloat is easily seen by the enormous disparagey between the paid for shill rating and the rating of real people who tried to bear with this totally unwatchable disaster..... There's a reason it's been delayed more than a year for season 12.... And it's not cause it was anything close to enjoyable.

    Besides a total miscasting of Whitaker and her obvious hatred of men (especially single fathers...), there are so many other female leads who would make an outstanding Doctor. At least they could have chosen someone who's actually seen the show before, maybe even a fan too, but no.... We just get a horrible display of David & Matt's version mashed together with 3rd wave feminist to get someone with no clue what she's doing except to try and imitate what she's seen in some rushed viewing of a couple 10th/11th Dr episodes, thus giving us this train wreck that's probably killed the show.....

    Arachnids in the UK.... Nothing more need be said.    … Expand
  71. UselessThing
    Nov 24, 2018
    1
    I just don’t hate myself enough to watch any more of this.

    Sadly, I still have to pay for it. Thanks BBC.
  72. ReddyAvon
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Series 11 of the TV show masquerading as Doctor Who has been astonishingly, unbelievably awful. Watching it has felt like observing a slow motion car crash.

    I have no problem with BBC making a bland, tension-free program about a slightly overenthusiastic, vaguely annoying, totally uncharismatic primary school teacher who travels the universe, with 3 dull, characterless, ’friends’ meeting dull, unimaginative aliens that pose no threat in unimaginative stories laden with padding, dreary exposition, technobabble and laboured, simplistic, laughable lectures in political correctness.

    However, I do have a problem with calling that program ‘Doctor Who.’ Based on 50-plus years of the show The Doctor should be funny, eccentric, engaging, charismatic and, above all, ALIEN. Jodie Whittaker has failed to realistically display any of these characteristics. I don't know who she is but she is NOT The Doctor.

    ...and let's start the new Doctors tenure with her falling into outer space! Gosh how will she survive! How exciting! ....ah, she survives by falling through the roof of a train and getting to her feet unharmed. How clever was that resolution? (Clue: not clever at all)

    ...and did they run out of money half way through redesigning the TARDIS ? It looks like a control column and ...lots of empty shady space. What a letdown.

    ...and let's use sniper robots in not one, but TWO episodes and make them absolutely useless and unable to hit a single target

    ...and let's have King James I turn up wandering alone in the middle of the North of England...because the monarchs of England are famous for doing that

    ...and the frog was not clever or imaginative. It was a sign that the writer didn't have a clue what to do with his story.

    ...and let's make the Thajirans deadly assassins (how exciting) ...then change our minds and make then desperately tedious watchers of the people as they die.

    ...and let's make the season finale so tedious that we even admit in the dialogue that we are devoid of new ideas and are ripping off the Season 4 finale.

    So …the worst run of 10 episodes in the series 55 year history. I would prefer to see it cancelled than endure any more of this sad travesty but I see that the series will return in 2020 after an extended break….I guess Chris Chibnell needs to recharge his creative batteries, such as they are, after giving us this pile of manure. Please let me know when a new show runner, new lead actor/actress and companions are assigned and I will start watching again.    … Expand
  73. Krakadon
    Jan 9, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed a lot of the Moffat era but it was definitely time for him to go. I was so hopeful that a new show runner and cast would reinvigorate the show. Unfortunately, this season was a huge disappointment. I like the cast and I actually like it when there are multiple companions, so I don't have a problem with that. The production values were decent, but I disliked so many of the decisions. Right from the start... at the end of the Capaldi era we get this big cliff-hanger...oh no! The Doctor has fallen out of the TARDIS and is plummeting towards earth, how dramatic! What is going to happen? Well, nothing. The Fourth Doctor falls off of a radio tower and dies, but this doctor falls from outside the atmosphere, then just pops up. Drama destroyed. I don't like the new theme. I don't like the new intro. Episode 1 is predator but this guy hunts a pathetic weakling with an anxiety disorder. Absolutely zero peril. Hardly any science fiction. Amazon with robots? Really? Spiders, otherwise creepy and cool, march miles to conveniently go into a vault to starve cause they play some EDM music? Lame. I could go on and on and may revise this review but I want to make one thing clear...BBC, this was a disaster. This is what we waited so long for, and now you want us to wait for another 18 months? Get real. Seasons should be every year and Chibnall must go.

    BTW, Jodi is not exceptional but quite solid and the SWJ themes are oppressive at times but my dislike isn't about a woman doctor or diversity, it is about crap writing, scoring and directing.    … Expand
  74. Contact13
    Dec 19, 2018
    2
    I wholeheartedly recommend the 2005 series of Doctor who but so far this is so bad. I wanted to give it a 3 but it just doesn't deserve it, when you compare this season to any previous season. Season 10 is dark but it's a master class is acting and storytelling.

    This season feels like everyone involved is C grade quality students right out of school taking their first ever try at a real    I wholeheartedly recommend the 2005 series of Doctor who but so far this is so bad. I wanted to give it a 3 but it just doesn't deserve it, when you compare this season to any previous season. Season 10 is dark but it's a master class is acting and storytelling.

    This season feels like everyone involved is C grade quality students right out of school taking their first ever try at a real job with zero actual experience. Maybe if they get like 5 years experience they could develop their craft but as a die hard fan, I can't watch this.

    I look forward to the inevitable 2030 reboot of the series.    … Expand
  75. Thoresu
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Do you hate white men? Than this is the perfect show for you. This is feminazi ideology of it's finest. You must trust the whamen. If you are a white man apologize. It doesn't require rocket science to read those messages. They are not well hidden.

    BBC also known as Blatant **** Channel has managed to push an ideology worse than the Germans did in 1945. Thanks to everyone who supports    Do you hate white men? Than this is the perfect show for you. This is feminazi ideology of it's finest. You must trust the whamen. If you are a white man apologize. It doesn't require rocket science to read those messages. They are not well hidden.

    BBC also known as Blatant **** Channel has managed to push an ideology worse than the Germans did in 1945. Thanks to everyone who supports fascism against white men. The world really is a better place without them. Hope you can read the sarcasm    … Expand
  76. master_x_2k
    Dec 14, 2018
    5
    The new Doctor is constantly out of breath, confused and generally clueless, like she's barely keeping up with an episode that's most of the time not that fast paced or exciting.
    The basic plots of the episodes are good when they're not outright copied from previous seasons, but the script themselves are lackluster and miss every single opportunity o raise above, to have depth or pathos.    The new Doctor is constantly out of breath, confused and generally clueless, like she's barely keeping up with an episode that's most of the time not that fast paced or exciting.
    The basic plots of the episodes are good when they're not outright copied from previous seasons, but the script themselves are lackluster and miss every single opportunity o raise above, to have depth or pathos.
    The biggest sin of this season is that it's not offensively bad, it's boringly mediocre, which in entertainment is a mile worse than outrage inducing crap.
    And they have the guts to take a year of, after taking a year off to "have time to prepare" this season. By the time Doctor Who returns it will be a miracle if anyone sticks around.    … Expand
  77. ijammy
    Dec 16, 2018
    1
    The SJW tragedy continues. No matter what form of escapism or entertainment I now turn to, I am guaranteed they have morphed it forcefully into some bizarre re-brand with there own vision. Why cant you just create new things based on those instead of forcing a square peg into a round hole. Sick of it frankly.
  78. magicoone
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Originally I was excited for Doctor Who return and I was even optimistic about the direction of the show. Season 10 was very messy and I was convinced a new show runner and actor would give the show what it needed, how wrong I was. This season not only was the worst season of Doctor Who, but they managed to take such an interesting concept, with plenty of history and imagination behind itOriginally I was excited for Doctor Who return and I was even optimistic about the direction of the show. Season 10 was very messy and I was convinced a new show runner and actor would give the show what it needed, how wrong I was. This season not only was the worst season of Doctor Who, but they managed to take such an interesting concept, with plenty of history and imagination behind it and strip all that way to leave nothing but a husk of what it use to be.

    To me it feels like they watched one episode of the show and took note of only the obvious elements and assumed that made Doctor Who what it is, like for example... space time the Tardis and the docto- Well at least I wish I could say the Doctor, but they were clearly absent throughout this series.

    Jodie Whitaker from what I have seen can be an incredible actor, but what I witnessed wasn't at all believable and just screamed bad acting and it's not just Jodie either, a lot of the supporting cast have been sub par and I aren't even sure if it's the direction they've been given or the actors themselves. I definitely have noticed the worst of the episodes tend to be the ones written by the lead writer and it doesn't help that the Chris Chibnall's past work on Doctor Who has been bland and forgettable. Which is sad considering his other works. I just can't understand why he took the job.

    He clearly oversees every episode and the work he does do is bland and is just not interesting, especially for a science fiction show. In fact sometimes it's been outright amateurish, for example a lot of stories he has written feel very rushed and have pacing problems. The Ghost Monument and Arachnids in the UK had it pretty noticeably.

    The Ghost Monument has a lot of build up and takes it's time to build atmosphere, but the pay off is so underwhelming I won't spoil, but basically they reach the end a short conversation happens and then that's it, no bigger conflict.

    Arachnids In The UK, although had better pacing, the resolution again suffered from the same problems and just had the story abruptly finishes and in this case it was even worse, because we don't learn what happens to the spiders in the end, which was at least suppose to be the focus of the entire episode, especially given it's in the episode's name.

    I feel I need to address the elephant in the room. A lot of people have been upset regarding Doctor Who with all the politics and Political Correctness being injected into the show and honestly? I don't blame them, so many people have been so much more vocal about this compared to last few seasons and I feel if there wasn't a problem you wouldn't have such a divide amongst fans of the show. In the defence of the show changing the gender of the character I will say Jodie is an easy target, given she is at the centre of all this, but I do think she's not done herself any favours.

    Jodie being in the limelight I do feel has an obligation to represent the show and it's fan base and she definitely has been "representing us", but not in a way that promotes good will and in fact furthers this divide amongst fans. Saying that the show appeased the white male gaze and dismissing any criticisms towards the show as being bigoted, misguided and I won't say those people don't exist because they definitely do, but most decent people aren't sexist or racists or any kind of "ist" and this mentality even leaks over into the actual community itself having fans calling people who don't like the female doctor as sexists misogynists.

    I am a human and respect other human's, no matter what race, religion, background, gender, sexuality or whatever... TV shouldn't be written with the aim of purely being diverse. I absolutely welcome it, but it should be unconscious and not artificially injected. In addition we should be hiring on the basis of skill level and qualification, rather than a diversity quota. I didn't want to focus on this stuff as I want to review the actual show itself, but given it's so deeply rooted it's hard to avoid.

    I think a competent actor or show runner, could do a better job at portraying this type of version of the character, but I don't think the intentions were in the write place and this gravely impeded the show. Which is a shame, especially considering she was going to be the first woman to play the character. I think this idea could work, but I definitely feel we should go back to the familiar, at least for a while until trying this again.

    Like I said this could of played out a lot better, but instead of good story telling this just became a mess of politics and trying to write a show based on how forward thinking it is, to be point where the thinking is flawed. I hope they make a lot of changes next series, but they have a heck of a lot of changes to make, to make this work and to save this failure of a season. Given what has happened though I really aren't holding my breath. I welcome a 5-10 year break.    … Expand
  79. chngirl
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    I cannot even begin to describe my horror at what Doctor Who has become. First, I'm a woman, 2) I've been watching since 1977 / 78 ( I stayed in on a Friday night in London to watch the movie on BBC 1 with Paul McGann FFS!) This show has completely shat on its fanbase, the stories are terrible, all identity politics, NPC/SJW drivel. All plots can be boiled down to "white men bad" "WhiteI cannot even begin to describe my horror at what Doctor Who has become. First, I'm a woman, 2) I've been watching since 1977 / 78 ( I stayed in on a Friday night in London to watch the movie on BBC 1 with Paul McGann FFS!) This show has completely shat on its fanbase, the stories are terrible, all identity politics, NPC/SJW drivel. All plots can be boiled down to "white men bad" "White civilization people are all invaders/polluters/enslavers/ fill in the negative "Women are infinitely BETTER than men. Americans are crass, hateful people. The Doctor is a MAN plain and simple. There is a 50+ year history of strong female roles (Romanna, The Rani, Ace, Sarah Jane, Leela, Amy Pond, Martha, Donna, Liz Shaw, etc.) There could have been a spin off with a woman. I'm so cross I can't even string together a coherent rant about this. Not watching anymore (Classics up until Season 9). #RIPDoctorWho… Expand
  80. Talamslyric
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    I'm a huge Dr Who fan, but this series suffered from very poor writing, awful plots and no dramatic music, no sense of peril and not even the slightest need for even a child to hide behind the sofa. Such a disappointment and a let down, we have seen some brilliant strong female characters in recent years so an amazing opportunity for a fabulous female doctor but instead we got aI'm a huge Dr Who fan, but this series suffered from very poor writing, awful plots and no dramatic music, no sense of peril and not even the slightest need for even a child to hide behind the sofa. Such a disappointment and a let down, we have seen some brilliant strong female characters in recent years so an amazing opportunity for a fabulous female doctor but instead we got a Playschool presenter with as much charisma and absolutely no gravitas.… Expand
  81. tyb62974
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    Not my Doctor Who, hope they cancel it as soon as possible and bring new Doctor that can make it enjoyable again.
  82. Gargravarr
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    Season 11 of Doctor Who includes...worst writing, worst acting, worst imagination and worst connection with the fanbase ever. The new years special seems to have been made to highlight all of the above.
  83. eagleeyeviking
    Dec 22, 2019
    3
    Chris Chibnall’s Doctor Who is unfortunately a complete bore. Jodie Whitaker is devoid of personality, the side characters are underdeveloped, the storylines are too linear, and the series' use of politics can sometimes feel unnecessarily heavy handed.
  84. greenisgood
    Dec 10, 2018
    2
    Season End UPDATE - I believe my criticism is still valid, but I would also admit the climax saved a little bit of face, Ident Politics were thankfully absent and the writing was marginally better, Still no cigar. Watcher since Eccelston, I am in disbelief how S11 kept making me space out, almost every episode it feels like someone shoving a TV news report/social issue cake into my faceSeason End UPDATE - I believe my criticism is still valid, but I would also admit the climax saved a little bit of face, Ident Politics were thankfully absent and the writing was marginally better, Still no cigar. Watcher since Eccelston, I am in disbelief how S11 kept making me space out, almost every episode it feels like someone shoving a TV news report/social issue cake into my face when I am just trying to have an escape Sci fi experience which is what Dr. Who was for so long.
    Though all of the past seasons have been cheesy beyond belief they were still imaginative and decently written, and seemed to sprinkle the social commentary in a more organic way. Forced SJW antics seems to be one of the pitfalls for the current show; some non existent writing and zero imagination and WOW the result is disastrous.
    The dialogue is directly inspired from M.Night's overly expositional style, every one seem to be trying their best to make us understand what is happening as if they are answering objective exam questions factual and boring no heart, no connect.
    (PS thank god Jodie 'seems' to have stopped her Sonic SwissKnife(Screwdriver)pointing/Overarm fast bowling action tht she had in the first few episodes)
    The Uptick in the overall look and feel of the show seems to be an odd detriment to emotionally connecting with anything that has been going on in season 11, and that is once again because of the writing and or the extremely cringe filled dialogue which will make every day normal human beings roll your eyes to the back of your head so fast you at at risk of hurting yourself.
    The editing work and shot composition is flat and bland, I was watching 'The Eleventh Hour' and I still get roped into the fun shots, some kooky editing and all the fun that is entirely missing from S11.
    I am curious if my boredom stems from the outdated and stilted subject matter or is this intentional by the creators because we are going to have a beyond belief amazing climax ???
    Almost all of the episodes just keep circling the same dead corpse like a bunch of brain-dead and loudmouthed vultures, just trying so desperately to appeal to demographics who would not even remember this show 2 days after it ended and casting aside us long time fans as well as straight up insulting us long time fans who are the ones keeping the IP alive.    … Expand
  85. spikeblake
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    this show has gone to the dogs, this series has been terrible, each episode felt over saturated, 3 companions is too much anyway, then they add in a load of supporting characters specific to each episode, it's impossible to keep track of what's going on, and the political messages were so awkwardly shoehorned in, they abandoned fluid dialogue and apparently forgot how normal people speak,this show has gone to the dogs, this series has been terrible, each episode felt over saturated, 3 companions is too much anyway, then they add in a load of supporting characters specific to each episode, it's impossible to keep track of what's going on, and the political messages were so awkwardly shoehorned in, they abandoned fluid dialogue and apparently forgot how normal people speak, and the plots are so predictable and repetitive, in basically every episode it turns out that humans are the real villains, which was an okay twist the first time, but then they repeated it over and over again, in 6 of the 10 episodes, it turns out humans are the real villains, on a separate note, the acting is terrible, i get that jodie whittaker is a great actor, but she doesn't act in this, at no point in the entire show does she convey even a tiny bit of emotion or character, the closest she gets is being out of breath in a few scenes, they also tried to do something smith did very well, which is to talk about the doctor meeting historical figures, but they completely fail and it just seems like they're trying to pander to the audience who watched matt smith's seasons, but we all see through it and it's just pathetic, the aliens have all been terrible, there was tooth face, cloth, racism, spiders, literally stitch from lilo and stitch, the english, amazon/bubble wrap, mud, moths/speakers/a frog, and tooth face again, notice how none of these sound like good doctor who villains, the lighting was okay in a few scenes but that's not enough to redeem the series at all, this show is easily a 0/10, no significant positives at all, just in general a bad series… Expand
  86. TG_Maps
    Nov 8, 2018
    1
    Jodie Whitaker could be a great doctor. However the writting is extremely poor. Chis Chibnal seems to understand very little about writing entertaining stories and characters.
  87. retched
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    Female time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg.. infecting and assimilating all we love and hold dear inFemale time lord? River Song was kind of a time lord ... and she was FANTASTIC.. sardonic, sharp as a razor, devilishly fun and memorable. A bit chunky and not some magazine cover ideal of beauty yet she was sexy as hell.. This is dreck. Social justice banality in the form of entertainment? No thank you. SJW are like the borg.. infecting and assimilating all we love and hold dear in the name of some mindless hive thought.… Expand
  88. BeatsMeanzHighs
    Dec 29, 2018
    1
    This is what you get when a well established and beloved sci-fi series becomes utterly infested with SJW politics and 3rd wave feminist man hatred. The show had started to descend into the SJW lunacy midway through Peter Capaldi's era, but those shows were as nothing compared to what series 11 would unleash on its viewers. A more preachy, self righteous load of far-leftist pompous **** isThis is what you get when a well established and beloved sci-fi series becomes utterly infested with SJW politics and 3rd wave feminist man hatred. The show had started to descend into the SJW lunacy midway through Peter Capaldi's era, but those shows were as nothing compared to what series 11 would unleash on its viewers. A more preachy, self righteous load of far-leftist pompous **** is impossible to imagine. Gone is the sense of adventure, exploration and jeopardy posed by a variety of malevolent alien forces, instead we are offered the villainy of humanity as a replacement, or to be more accurate, the villainy of the straight white male, the Moriarty to the SJW's Sherlock Holmes. The villains in this series include a substitute Trump, a white racist from the future, and a single father - seriously. And as for the worst case of casting for the title role, Jodie Whittaker, her appalling acting and her shameless plagiarism of Tennant's and Smith's Doctors are only matched by her vilification for the original series, which she described as celebrating the white male gaze. How ironic then that it is Bradley Walsh, a white male actor who landed the role of Graham without any help from the BBC's diversity and equity strategy, provided the only contribution of value in the worst series in the history of Doctor Who. The SJW infestation and destruction of once popular and cherished franchises will be taught in history lessons in the future, and Doctor Who will perhaps be the textbook case in those lessons. I think the show needs to be axed asap. I can't see a way out for the show for at least 10 years thanks to Chibnall and Whittaker, the icebergs to Doctor Who's Titanic.… Expand
  89. DracCusS
    Dec 8, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The new season of Doctor who is a disaster. Season premiers of doctor who, almost always hooked me up, the story, the companions, the doctor everything made me want to watch more. I really wish this was the case with Season 11.

    On the premiering episode, we have the doctor just bashing through the roof of a train. That's it. We also have the supporting characters that "coincidentally" know each other but we know nothing about them. Additionally, they are more stale than anything on this show. Then we have probably the most interesting character of this season, grace, just being killed. This has possibly (?) no effect on the characters attitude and behavior, besides crying for like 10 minutes. Time travel doesn't seem to impact the characters at all, like it's a thing they do every day. Every episode I am like "Ok, I'm gonna wait for the interesting part.... oh... it's finished"

    No real threats. No Doctor Who Universe. No Backstories. A LOT of exposition. A LOT of "hey look at me talking all scientific-ish". No real story values. No character development. Weak writing. Awkward (to say the least) pace. Nothing.
    If it weren't for the cinematography effects, music composition, jodie, and the sets (love the new TARDIS) this would have been a 0.    … Expand
  90. lifesthateasy
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    I am generally a balanced person politically, I see the good and bad in both extremes. Yet, I have to call the current season an SJW mess. And I'm not saying it because of the ideas it presents, but because of how in-your-face it is. No subtlety, no elegance, feels very dogmatic. Goes around ticking boxes (minority cast - check, equality throwback - check, minority cultural intro episode -I am generally a balanced person politically, I see the good and bad in both extremes. Yet, I have to call the current season an SJW mess. And I'm not saying it because of the ideas it presents, but because of how in-your-face it is. No subtlety, no elegance, feels very dogmatic. Goes around ticking boxes (minority cast - check, equality throwback - check, minority cultural intro episode - check, women being patronised is bad - check). The writing is just SO BAD! A great example of this is the latest episode, The Witchfinders. It's not enough that we can *see* and *feel* how awkward it is when the Doctor gets patronised because she's a woman - no, the makers either think us too stupid to understand or are dogmatic on purpose, the Doctor actually has to *say* it out loud like Mr Mackey in South Park "patronising is bad MKAAAY?". Jodie Whittaker is just LOVELY and MARVELOUS and I absolutely love her as the Doctor (even though she's panting too much :D), but the rest of the companions are just... there - they're pretty/good looking people and do the job but nothing memorable, like they gave them no character apart from being minority and maybe a default sad backstory. And I understand how Doctor Who always was progressive, and I always love it for that, for 10+ years now, but this season is just subpar.… Expand
  91. NuttyNutNut666
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    Worst season so far and I thought it was pretty bad with moffatt, but here its BAD and unwatchable. The amount of SJW crap is laughable, sure moffat had some left leaning messages sprinkled but it wasn't an absolute **** sandwich. But it isn't even the worst of it.

    There are some serious issues with cinematography and cutting all over the place, taking the pacing completely out of some    Worst season so far and I thought it was pretty bad with moffatt, but here its BAD and unwatchable. The amount of SJW crap is laughable, sure moffat had some left leaning messages sprinkled but it wasn't an absolute **** sandwich. But it isn't even the worst of it.

    There are some serious issues with cinematography and cutting all over the place, taking the pacing completely out of some scenes, even to the point where they couldn't be bothered to film the Doctor swimming to save somebody, they just cut straight to the point where she arrives on land, this also happens when the Doctor first lands, its completely laughable directing at times.
    The CGI is admittedly okay, but it never was great to begin with being a TV show and all.
    The soundtrack is absolutely meh for Doctor Who, I don't even think the Doctor has her own theme like Smith and Tennant had, and if she does I didn't notice which sums up the soundtrack, "huh I didn't notice." And Doctor Who has the backing of the BBC ochestra, who has always done a phenomenal job.

    The Doctor is so badly written and acted, its a joke, there was a certain nuance to previous Doctors but none of that is here, I don't feel that this is an old time travelling adventurer, its just somebody cosplaying the doctor, badly, even to the point where they rip dialogue from previous Doctors and Jodie adds nothing to the role, no personality other than snark and condescension, I hope she gets a decent arc to kill her off, but thats the only nice thing I can say really.

    All the episodes are completely standalone, which would be okay if they were written well, but they aren't and they are so cringy. The companions this time are so weak, other than Bradley who actually has an arc they are all forgettable, the only piece of writing that tried to get me endeared to them was about their racial struggles or politics...wow, as if there was any other way to write people of colour, like I don't know, giving them actual character, struggle and personality, race is not a good thing to base your characters around even bill was more tolerable than these guys because it wasn't about her sexuality 24/7. The cripple doesn't count as a struggle, he is very inconsistent with his disability to the point where I think the writers forgot he had one and he's literally running with no issues, not to mention this makes the Doctor an irresponsible **** for allowing somebody who is physically challenged go on adventures where she is running from danger 24/7...oh and his mother was killed by an alien...so this makes it even less dangeous somehow??? The companions also somehow have more knowledge and capable than the Doctor at times, making the Doctor really dumb and stupid in some parts.
    I'm going to admit I didn't watch all the episodes, I tried, I really did, but it was just so bad, I watched the first 2 episodes fully then from that point tried to dip my toes back in but there was just always something awful with each episode, whether it be the bad acting or writing. I completely stopped watching the final episode when the point where the Doctor actually tries to justify using a bomb, "because she can", thats not the Doctor. You know, when people said to SJWs, "if you want to make something, make your own", we didn't mean infiltrate nerd culture and ostracize white males who have supported the very shows you have destroyed, and I mean LITERALLY supported since white British working class males are who pay taxes for the BBC to make this crap.    … Expand
  92. Satellite-Man
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    This is not Doctor Who in any way shape or form.
    This has nothing to do with Jodie Whittaker or Tosin Cole, who perform admirably given the pretty hopeless script and poor scenes.
    Doctor Who does not work with four companions, just Jodie and Tosin would be fine. They are good actors in their own right, so something must be wrong on set if they are not shining like they should. I seem    This is not Doctor Who in any way shape or form.
    This has nothing to do with Jodie Whittaker or Tosin Cole, who perform admirably given the pretty hopeless script and poor scenes.
    Doctor Who does not work with four companions, just Jodie and Tosin would be fine. They are good actors in their own right, so something must be wrong on set if they are not shining like they should.

    I seem to remember this was a Sci-Fi series with some Science Fantasy interwoven (and romance of course), We seem to be given cultural history lessons on a regular basis with series 11. Cannot lay all the blame on Chris Chibnall. Who came up with Jodie's outfit ? Has the BBC dumbed this series down so much as to not offend anyone on Planet Earth or are we specially targeting the 5 - 7 year olds ?

    I will watch this series through to the end and will hope for something better on series 12.    … Expand
  93. acewriter
    Dec 26, 2018
    1
    I was so ready for a female Doctor! Only what I got was someone unrecognizable as the Doctor. The stories are dull, the Doctor has no consistency or depth (any age and experience has gone out the door), and the companions have zero personality. (Graham has potential, but Ryan and Yaz are both dull.) A female Doctor was supposed to be progressive. Instead, we are saddled with genderI was so ready for a female Doctor! Only what I got was someone unrecognizable as the Doctor. The stories are dull, the Doctor has no consistency or depth (any age and experience has gone out the door), and the companions have zero personality. (Graham has potential, but Ryan and Yaz are both dull.) A female Doctor was supposed to be progressive. Instead, we are saddled with gender stereotypes. Suddenly because she is female, she's passive, she's "less arrogant", and she's also no longer the cleverest person in the room. It's an insult to those of us long term female fans who wanted to see ourselves in the Doctor. No longer does the Doctor save the day instead a convenient plot device appears to save it for her. The villains are forgettable as are the plots themselves. Any action has been thrown out. There's no risk or consequences. There's no goofiness or fun. All the moral lessons are still there, but instead of being entertaining and delightful, they're presented with heavy-handed exposition. None of the kids will watch it anymore. We start an episode, and ten minutes in, they're already pulling out their phones to play games or going to another room to watch old episodes of Doctor Who. Yay for the "casual viewers" that the show is now catering to, but this is no longer Doctor Who for most of the long-term fans.

    An extra note: please note that most of the critics's reviews are based solely on the first episode which had some hope and not on the entirety of the series.    … Expand
  94. rootnk
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Chris Chibnall and some Merseyside goons from the Liverpool/Everton FC
    Hooligan Society attacked P and J Baker and John Nathan-Turner
    for Trial of a Time Lords. One such Hooligan was Chris Chibnall.

    Chris Chibnall could not do Torchwood correctly and is a disaster in Doctor Who.
    Looks like Jonathan Powell is smiling from ear to ear!

    Chibnall will be reknown for his Reign of Error and dismal numbers in
    Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb. Only feminised men will give Chibnall praise.
    Compared Series 10 to Series 11, Series 10 quite bearable.

    His introduction of 'historical education' is worthy of study by George Orwell.
    His monster are so scary, they are laughable.

    Save Doctor Who. Piers Wenger, Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall and Crew
    out and go the way of your Hero Jonathan Powell.    … Expand
  95. zarasales
    Dec 28, 2018
    1
    Possibly the most ill judged Tv series of all time.Absolute rubbish. Whittaker can't act, Chibnall & his diversity clowns can't write & the crude political lecturing irritates & annoys. A TOTAL disaster. All concerned should be sacked.
  96. CCColeman
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Boring at best. Insulting and Repulsive at worst. Another Classic Franchise ruined by Toxic Identity Politics and a Talent less Delivery. It does not help that the show runner and lead actress love insulting the audience off screen as well as on screen. If you love the Classic Series and Early NuWho avoid this Dumpster Fire. Another review on another website was very short, "DoctorBoring at best. Insulting and Repulsive at worst. Another Classic Franchise ruined by Toxic Identity Politics and a Talent less Delivery. It does not help that the show runner and lead actress love insulting the audience off screen as well as on screen. If you love the Classic Series and Early NuWho avoid this Dumpster Fire. Another review on another website was very short, "Doctor Who has AIDS." Definitely a Stage 4 Cancer for sure.… Expand
  97. dranet
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    This isn't Doctor Who anymore. Jodie Whittaker isn't right for this role - she never actually developed her own character, she's just doing a poor imitation of Tennant or Smith. And those facial expressions! The story lines are horrible, so even if she was a better fit, it probably wouldn't help. There are too many companions, and everything seems so rushed that we don't really get to knowThis isn't Doctor Who anymore. Jodie Whittaker isn't right for this role - she never actually developed her own character, she's just doing a poor imitation of Tennant or Smith. And those facial expressions! The story lines are horrible, so even if she was a better fit, it probably wouldn't help. There are too many companions, and everything seems so rushed that we don't really get to know them very well. And neither does the Doctor, for that matter. We don't get any of the good villains, or even any good new ones. We get the evil tooth fairy and a mud monster. Might get the Daleks back on the New Year special, but they'll probably have a lame story as well.… Expand
  98. Qgal5kap
    Jan 12, 2019
    0
    Way to ruin one of my favourite shows. There will be a special place in hell for the asshats who decided to politicize entertainment such as computer games, tv-series and movies.
  99. HolySuicide
    Mar 22, 2019
    0
    Killed the series in the end. Absolutely dead environment doctor, the doctor herself acting does not Shine. Inappropriate reminders about homosexual characters. And the imposition is a very persistent imposition of political correctness.
  100. Pugugly
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    So much excitement for the female Doctor and if handled right this excitement could have been harnessed but alas like the majority of people at the BBC, who can't see the diversity woods because of the cis white trees. The heavy handed rub your nose in this political agenda mess has turned a lot of people off, hopefully they will return when the writers come up with good story lines andSo much excitement for the female Doctor and if handled right this excitement could have been harnessed but alas like the majority of people at the BBC, who can't see the diversity woods because of the cis white trees. The heavy handed rub your nose in this political agenda mess has turned a lot of people off, hopefully they will return when the writers come up with good story lines and not rehashed political sound bites passed off as wisdom.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Christian Bone
    Oct 10, 2018
    80
    All in all, “The Woman Who Fell To Earth” succeeds as a statement of intent for this brand new era of Doctor Who, telling us that it’s going to be easily accessible, gorgeous to look at and listen to, all about the character drama and brought to life with a lead actress who has a lot of energy. In terms of comparing it to past Who, it’s not a flawless season opener, but it does a terrific job of making us excited for the rest of Doctor No. 13’s tenure.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Hanh Nguyen
    Oct 8, 2018
    67
    Goofy and curious, commanding and contemplative, Thirteen is already well on her way to demonstrating the complex emotional makeup that is the Doctor. She also demonstrates a cheerful, can-do spirit. ... With the exception of Tim Shaw’s unappealing self, very little about the episode feels Whovian. Gone is former showrunner Steven Moffat’s sense of play, both in the verbal sparring and convoluted storytelling.
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Oct 8, 2018
    100
    The premiere episode here, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” reminded me, more than anything, of “The X-Files,” when it was really good. It takes you back to the days when Doctor Who was a fun sci-fi procedural. ... [The alien] resembles some gleaming villain out of a Marvel movie, which makes his blokey name, Tim Shaw, even more incongruously funny. This is Doctor Who at its best--nerdy and chilling and quick with a joke. And, most significantly of all, generous of spirit, a quality that simply shimmers off Whittaker.
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